Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
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Sunday, October
8, 2023
JONES PARK IS BEING REBUILT AS CANDACE PICKENS PARK OCTOBER 2023!
We need your help to get this built – it will be a volunteer-built park October 4-8, 2023.
*** If you’d like to volunteer to help please SIGN UP HERE ***
Before the build dates it will take a lot of coordination – we’re looking for a few good people to help as:
Childcare Coordinators – providing supervision and fun activities for kids during construction
Food Coordinators – acquiring food from the community for each day of the build
Want to help? Know someone who might be able to help with one of these coordinator positions? Email: [email protected] or call David Rodgers 828.545.9571
In mid-May we will have a design similar to the former playground to present to the community.
Donate to help build the park!
Click here to make a donation via PayPal to Asheville City Schools Foundation, our partner for this project.
There will be a transaction fee of 2.89% plus .30 USD for PayPal transactions. For transactions of $500 or more the Asheville City Schools Foundation (ACSF) strongly recommends checks or wire transfers. For wire transfers or the transfer of stock contact Rebecca Abide at [email protected]. ACSF is a 501(c)3 organization and donations are normally tax deductible. However, always consult your taxadviser. Cash should be conveyed in person, of course.
Checks should be mailed to:
Asheville City Schools Foundation
P.O. Box 3196
Asheville, NC 28802 Foundation
Memo: Candace Pickens Park
Monday, October
9, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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Tuesday, October
10, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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Wednesday, October
11, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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Thursday, October
12, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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Friday, October
13, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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This Friday the 13th join us for a night of pint-sized mayhem and body-swapping hilarity
as Two Tides are taking over the brewery, It’s a classic FREAKY FRIDAY SWITCHAROO!
a world premiere, written by Will Storrs
Directed by Deanna Braine Smith
Saturday, October
14, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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We’re putting our build crew back together and we’d love to have you join us. Every 2 weeks, we’ll meet at 9 am for hands-on set construction! Whether your talents are building, painting, or you just want to learn, come out and join us every other Saturday for some creative fun. Tools and work gloves are helpful but not required
Join Pack Square Collection for a free rooftop paw-ty on October 14th from 11am-2pm on the top of the Pack Square Parking Garage at 26 Biltmore Avenue, through the stairs by White Duck Taco. Attendees can bring their four-legged friends for a paw-some good time with complimentary pet portraits, pet caricatures, live music, dog-friendly vendors and more!
FREE | All ages, advance registration requested
Dress up those pups and bring them to a treat scavenger hunt with giveaways for canines and their human companions. Dogs must be on a leash. For more info, call 828-507-9003.
a world premiere, written by Will Storrs
Directed by Deanna Braine Smith
Sunday, October
15, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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The Nat-O-Ween Spooktacular returns! This time spookier than ever. Join us in our Black Box Theater to experience the one-and-only Nat Zegree while sitting on the stage, just a few feet away from his dazzling performance. Nat Zegree will take you on a spooky musical adventure that is sure to delight and entertain. Tickets for this fundraising event are 100% tax-deductible and go directly to support Flat Rock Playhouse’s production and operating expenses. ONE NIGHT ONLY, don’t wait! Costumes are welcome!!
Monday, October
16, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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Ages 10+
$40 per person (supplies included)
Trick or treat-yo-self to a hauntingly adorable class! Lori Cozzi will lead students in creating a Halloween-themed terrarium, complete with spooky accessories and a living (and hard to kill) plant! All supplies included for an evening of skele-fun!
Minimum age of 10. Children under 10 may create a cemeterrarium with an adult.
Tuesday, October
17, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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The Greenville-centric story opens on Halloween night. While most families make their rounds through the well-known neighborhoods, a handful of kids break off from the group. Hoping to reveal an unspoken Greenville secret, they head to an abandoned mansion along the Reedy River. They knock on the door, and after no answer, a brave little girl says, “Let’s go!” and pushes it open. Lightning flashes to reveal a silhouette of a couple who dance a pas de deux to a string quartet medley of several Michael Jackson-inspired tunes. Music By Michael Jackson and Choreography by Hernan Justo.
Warning
Strob lighting and other intense lighting will be used during this show.
Wednesday, October
18, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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$7 | Ages 18+, advance registration required
Take on a new persona and work with others to solve a mystery. For more info, call 828-820-2410.
Thursday, October
19, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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Friday, October
20, 2023
Eliada’s Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through your volunteer support, you are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer roles range from:
- Maintaining our beautiful corn maze trails!
- Hosting one of our many attractions including the jumping pillow or the slides!
- Helping with Check-In and merchandise sales!
*If you have specific needs related to a physical disability be sure to let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you in your role assignment.
Volunteer Perks
- Shifts are two hours long, and you’re free to sign up for multiple shifts!
- You will receive a snack & refreshment after your shift!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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If you are a part of a community or church group and are interested in volunteering as a team, we’d love to have you! Contact our Resource Development Officer Rebecca Boline, at [email protected] or (828) 254-5356 x306 to get your volunteer group signed up today! Restrictions
We ask that volunteers be 18+ years of age. Besides that, we have no other requirements for volunteering-just your commitment to lending two helping hands and a great attitude during your shift!
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$5 per child | Ages: 2-5 (with adult)
The historic gym turns into an orange and black fun fest with inflatables, toys, arts and crafts, and snacks. Dress up and join the costume parade! For more info, call 828-350-2058.
FREE | All ages (under 14 must be with adult)
Lace up your skates and bounce, rock, skate, and roll to a soundtrack of Halloween favorites in your costume. Skates not provided; bring your own. For more info, call 828-259-5800.
